/*
 * Copyright 2002-2007 The Apache Software Foundation.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
import PropertyOptions from "../options/PropertyOptions";

/**
 * This interface is used to return a text property together with its options.
 */
export default interface XMPProperty {
    
    /**
     * @return Returns the value of the property.
     */
    getValue(): string;
    
    /**
     * @return Returns the options of the property.
     */
    getOptions(): PropertyOptions;
    
    /**
     * @return Returns the language of the property. This should be considered
     *         only if the property is of type alt-text.
     *         <em>Note:</em> This is only set by {@link XMPMeta#getLocalizedText(String, String, String, String)}.
     */
    getLanguage(): string;
}


